CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 33rd Toyo University Gendai Gakusei Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poems of Modern Students) Contest
What is Hyakunin Isshu? In Japan, word play in a style similar to that of tanka began around the 7th century. Since then, the art of poetry composition developed among the country’s ruling class and at court. During Japan’s Middle Ages, from the Heian to Kamakura era (794-1333 CE), one hundred poems by noted authors …